On February 14, 2025, Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published Act No. 2105 updating the technical requirements for the certification of cellular devices (Access Terminal Stations (ETAs) and mobile phones). This new bill sets out testing requirements for devices using technologies such as 5G NB-NTN (Narrowband Non-Terrestrial Network), 5G RedCap, and 4G LTE Cat 1bis. The bill will take effect from the date of publication and will be enforced on August 13, 2025.

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On January 16, 2025, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) issued Resolution No. 772 of 2025 approving a new plan for the allocation and allocation of frequency bands in Brazil. The effective date of the resolution is February 3, 2025.

This new resolution changes Annex I of Resolution 680, which is Brazil's main standard for restricting radiated emissions from wireless devices in certain frequency bands. Other parts of resolution 680 remain in force. The resolution also replaces a number of previous regulations, such as Resolution 759 of 2023 and Resolution 766 of 2023.

Click on this link to view the original text of ANATEL Resolution 772 of 2025.

On November 26, 2024, Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) issued Decree No. 16417, which contains operational procedures and guidelines for auditing cybersecurity policies for suppliers of telecommunications products and equipment of telecommunications service providers. The decree is now in force and will be enforced from 26 November 2025.

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On October 7, 2024, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL) published Act No.14430, updating the certification requirements of Act No.3151/2020 for access terminal stations and mobile cellular phones.

The act stipulates that from April 6, 2025, only mobile phones and access terminals equipped with at least 4G or higher technology will be certified. The new standard allows for the certification of devices with 2G and 3G technologies, provided they also include 4G or higher capabilities. The main objective of these new requirements is to ensure that ANATEL-approved devices remain compatible with the latest networks (4G and 5G). The measure is designed to protect users of telecommunications services and products from potential losses by preventing disruptions when operators phase out 2G and 3G networks.

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On 1 October 2024, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL) published Public Consultation No. 48 on the technical requirements for 5G NR-NTN, RedCap (FR1) and LTE Cat 1bis. Act No. 3151 and Act No. 3152 will be amended to refer to 3GPP TS 38.521-1 V17.7.0 (2023-02) for 5G and 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V16.8.1 (2021-05) for 4G.

Click on the this link to view the original public consultation. The comment period is until 9th December 2024 .

On July 12, 2024, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL) launched a public consultation on restricting the certification of devices that only support 3G or lower, with the following main contents:

• In the annex to the Ato Decree of June 12, 2020, new requirements numbered 4.4 and 4.5 were added to the annex, with clause 4.4 prohibiting the authentication of modules or terminal devices up to 3G, and clause 4.5 requiring that voice-enabled modules or terminal devices must support VoLTE technology
• In the annex to the Ato 3152 Decree of June 13, 2020, new requirements numbered 4.5 and 4.6 were added, with Article 4.5 prohibiting the certification of mobile phones up to 3G and Article 4.6 requiring that mobile phones must support VoLTE technology
• For automotive components, modules or end devices that support up to 3G can still be certified;
• The original certified devices that support up to 3G will continue to be valid.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, Comments are open until 19 September 2024.

On May 29, 2024, Brazil's telecommunications regulator, ANATEL, announced a public consultation on the proposed update to the technical standard for radiocommunication equipment, under public consultation number No. 29. The purpose of this public consultation is to gather feedback on the revision of equipment requirements for the 5925 MHz - 7125 MHz band.

The proposed changes include limiting the operating frequency from 5925MHz - 7125MHz to 5925 MHz - 6425 MHz and requiring remote firmware updates to comply with ANATEL regulations. Since there are already products on the market that use this technology, adjustments will need to be made to meet new regulatory standards, which can create challenges for manufacturers and businesses operating in Brazil.

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On March 20, 2024, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) issued a letter numbered 100/2024/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL clarifying the requirements of Ato 2436 "Minimum Cybersecurity Requirements for Assessing the Conformity of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Devices". The letter states that this cybersecurity test is only applicable for end-user CPE devices, with the exception of CPE devices used by enterprises.

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Following a public consultation on the new mobile phone charger by the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) on September 6, 2023, ANATEL published a new regulation, Ato 5155, on April 17, 2024, containing guidelines and test scopes for this product type, which will enter into force on October 14, 2024. The ATO 5155 Act defines safety and EMC testing requirements for DC/DC, AC/DC, and inductive mobile phone chargers. The new Act replaces Act No. 5159 issued in 2022 and Act No. 3481 issued in 2019.

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On December 14, 2023, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) issued announcements numbered No.463/2023/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL and No.464/2023/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL, postponing the timing of the laboratory's accreditation to December 14, 2024:

• Ato 7971 "Technical Requirements for Approval and Assessment of IPv6 Protocol Compliance in Telecommunications Products" published on June 22, 2023. As the requirements of Ato 7971 are consistent with the IPv6 evaluation requirements of existing telecommunications products, ORCN, the certification and number management agency responsible for ANATEL, has recognized ipv6 test qualified laboratories which support Technical Requirements List - Class I to implement ato 7971 testing for a period of 1 year until the laboratory is accredited per Ato 7971;
• Ato 17087 "Technical Requirements for Approval of Electrical Safety in Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Products" issued on December 19, 2022 Since the requirements of Ato 17087 are consistent with the requirements of the existing Ato 950, ANATEL allows laboratories with the original Ato 950 qualification to test according to Ato 17087 for a period of 1 year until the laboratory obtains the qualification of Ato 17087. ANATEL also subsequently released No.466/ 2023/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL announcement is only an errata to Announcement No. 463. In addition, ANATEL has announced that it will waive the obligation of visual inspection of product labelling by laboratories until March 27, 2024.

Click this link to view No.463/2023/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL, click this link to view No.464/2023/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL.